In the hours before his sayonara party, a handsome young American vanishes from the Japanese village where he has been the first-ever foreign English teacher. The first result is a throng of disappointed women. But when Stuart Norton fails to show up back home in Utah, or anywhere else, his disappearance quickly becomes more ominous. Something bad has happened to the town’s first and only foreign teacher. The town is Kitayama, a beleaguered old castle town in the northern snow country.

John Galligan, ein ehemaliger Journalist, unterrichtet Schreiben an einem College und verfasst ungewöhnliche Romane. „Galligan is not a big believer in holding the reader’s hand. He’s fine to let his main character chill for a bit while he work on another corner of the canvas. The pieces appear disconnected at first and then the bigger picture comes slowly into focus as each character comes around and their role in the tale becomes apparent.“ (Leser) (5 Rezensionen / 4,7 Sterne), 338 Seiten – noch gratis?

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Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And it’s just as well – he’s already had run-ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames and a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn’t even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at. And then there’s his love life. The last person he fell for ended up seriously dead. It wasn’t his fault, but still.

Ben Aaronovitch (* 1964 in London) ist ein britischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor. Seine Romane rund um „Die Flüsse von London“ amüsieren und begeistern Leser weltweit. “As usual, Aaronovitch combines intrigue, a wonderfully unspooky approach to the magical world and a wry humour that quietly sends up multiple genres, modern life and the world in general without trivialising or undermining the logic of the world he creates or the genres he chooses to inhabit.” (Leser) (594 Rezensionen / 4,6 Sterne), 429 Seiten noch günstig?

He stood in the doorway to the kitchen, his arms above his head, his long, bony fingers curled like claws. His teeth were bared in a horrible fixed grin, his eyes stared unblinkingly. Two thin wires suspended each of his thumbs to a corner of the door frame … mute evidence that his death had neither been quick or merciful.

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Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer’s daughter, James Herriot thinks he’s finally got himself sorted. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, he must contend with new-fangled medical techniques, delivering calves after far too much home-made wine, and a grudge-holding dog called Magnus who never forgets. And then, with Britain on the verge of war, James faces a decision that could separate him from Darrowby – and Helen – for ever.

On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian led a mutiny aboard HMS BOUNTY and forced Capt. William Bligh and eighteen men overboard. History tells us that the mutineers settled on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific where their idyll came to a violent end in a native uprising. But there are numerous historical incidents suggesting that Christian was not killed and managed to escape. In Kinsolving’s novel, Christian does escape, and subsequently frees a beautiful young Englishwoman, Daphne, from debauched privateers.

William Kinsolving ist ein amerikanischer Autor von Theaterstücken und Romanen. „The adventures of Fletcher Christian since Pitcairn are masterfully told in this „what if“ story by Kinsolving. I found my interests rekindled in this period of history as Mister Christian „fictionally“ weaves his way back into the best days of the Empire and interacts with the giants of that era.“ (Leser) (4 Rezensionen / 5,0 Sterne), 386 Seiten – noch gratis?

From Altoids to Zima Sachbuch von Evan Morris
Evan Morris hat mehrere Bücher über Wortbegriffe geschrieben. Hier geht er vielen Markenbezeichnungen ganz unterschiedlicher Produkte nach. Und auch wenn der Ausgangspunkt in den USA verkaufte Produkte sind, dürften die meisten auch hier bekannt sein. “If you always wanted to know the story behind some of the most famous brand names around, this is a good start. The main flaw I found with the book was a lack of pictures of said products. I didn’t need a pic of an Apple computer or a Mercedes Benz car but some of the choices were very American-centric. That’s fine but not all of us know what Red Baron pizza is? I had no clue that was one of America’s most well-known frozen pizzas” (Leser) (13 Rezensionen / 4,7 Sterne), 208 Seiten – noch gratis?